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Ministry of Coal
Coal India Limited is Focusing on Augmenting the Production to Increase Supply of Coal to Coal Based Power Plants
In the year 2022-23, CIL has planned to dispatch coal to the tune of 700 Million tonnes , out of which 565 MT is earmarked for Power Sector. Out of the above target, CIL has dispatched 152.49 MT of coal to Power Sector in the first quarter of the current year achieving a growth of 19% over last year.
CIL has envisaged to enhance its production to reach the level of 1 Billion Tonnes  coal by the year 2024-25 from its current production level of about 600 MT in order to meet the demand of coal indigenously and to eliminate non essential import of coal in the country.
CIL has already identified all resources required that will contribute to its 1 BT production plan and its related issues/enablers like requirement of EC/FC, land, evacuation constraints etc.
Most of the requirement of coal in the country is met through indigenous production/supply and CIL contributes more than 80% of the indigenous production/supply in the country including supply to power sectors.
there is enough coal reserves in the country as well as in the coal mines of CIL.
As per Geological Survey of India, as on 01.04.2021, the in-situ geological resources of coal in India upto a depth of 1200m is 352.16 BT which includes proven, indicated and inferred resources. Out of this, the proven resources are 177.18 BT.
As per UNFC Classification of CIL Blocks as on 01.04.2021, a total of 62.66 BT of geological resources have been projectized in CIL blocks with a total mineable resource of 40.63 BT and total balance mineable resource of 29.96 BT. The estimated coal resources in the blocks of Coal India command area is about 173 BT.
To address the issues of coal supplies to power sector, an Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising of representatives from Ministries of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Railways, CEA, CIL and SCCL meet regularly to take various operational decisions to enhance supply of coal to thermal power plants as well as for meeting any contingent situations relating to Power Sector including to alleviate critical coal stock position in power plants. In addition to this, an Inter-Ministerial Committee  has been constituted comprising of Chairman, Railway Board, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Secretary, Ministry of Power to monitor augmentation of coal supply and power generation capacity. Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Chairperson, CEA are co-opted as Special Invitees as and when required by the IMC. Coal dispatch from the captive coal blocks is also being monitored regularly.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Nominations for Sardar Patel National Unity Award-2021 Open till 15th August, 2021
The online nominations for Sardar Patel National Unity Award is 15th August, 2021. The nominations/recommendations are being received online through the Ministry of Home Affairs website https://nationalunityawards.mha.gov.in.
Government of India has instituted the highest civilian award in the field of contribution to the unity and integrity of India, in the name of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The Award seeks to recognize notable and inspiring contributions to promote the cause of national unity and integrity and to reinforce the value of a strong and united India.
All citizens, without distinction of religion, race caste, gender place of birth, age or occupation, and any institution/organization would be eligible for the Award.
Any Indian national or institution or organization based in India would be able to nominate an individual for consideration for this Award. Individual may also nominate themselves.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, DoPT has approved appointment of 38 candidates including 10 Joint Secretaries suitably recommended by UPSC to join the Government on Contract/Deputation basis
The Minister says, the lateral entry process has the twin objectives of bringing fresh talent and augmenting the manpower at certain levels in the Central Government
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that DoPT has approved appointment of 38 candidates including 10 Joint Secretaries suitably recommended by UPSC to join the Government on Contract/Deputation basis. He said, the lateral entry process has the twin objectives of bringing fresh talent and augmenting the manpower at certain levels in the Central Government.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the credit goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that in order to institutionalize the selection process and also to make it more objective, it was decided that the entire lateral entry recruitment process will be conducted by the UPSC.
The Minister said that the Department of Personnel & Training  requested the Union Public Service Commission  on 14.12.2020 and 12.02.2021 to select suitable persons to join the Government at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director/ Deputy Secretary in various Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India on Contract/Deputation basis.
On the basis of the Online Application Forms submitted by the candidates, the Union Public Service Commission shortlisted 231 candidates for the interviews. The interviews were conducted from 27th September to 8th October 2021 and 31 candidates have been recommended for the post of Joint Secretary, Director and Deputy Secretary. It may be recalled that 7 Joint secretaries were selected earlier , thus taking the total number of suitable candidates at 38.
Dr Jitendra Singh informed that pre-appointment formalities have also been incorporated which include police verification and IB clearance among others while recommending the candidates recently. Singh said such appointments meet the twin objectives of bringing in fresh talent as well as augmenting the availability of manpower.
Each post being filled is a Single Post in a specific domain area, and the candidates are either to be appointed on contract basis or those from State Governments, Union Territories, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies, Statutory Bodies, Universities etc. on deputation basis , who would retain lien in their parent Departments.
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NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog & MoEFCC Invite Ideas on Solutions to Drive Climate-Friendly Behaviors Among Individuals, Communities and Organisations
NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change , in partnership with the United Nations, World Resources Institute, Centre for Social and Behaviour Change  and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , are inviting ideas from across the world for one of the following, or related, areas:
- Behaviour-change solutions aimed at individuals, households and communities to drive climate-friendly behaviours in sectors, including:
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- Water
- Transport
- Food
- Electricity
- Recycle
- Reuse
- International, national and/or local best practices that can be feasibly scaled-up for driving behaviour change related to climate action.
- Innovative solutions that promote wider adoption of traditional, climate-friendly practices and/or create livelihood options for communities that may lose their jobs with a shift towards climate-friendly production.
Individuals, universities, think tanks, non-profits and others worldwide are invited to submit measurable and scalable behavior change solutions that can drive climate-friendly behaviors among individuals, communities and organisations.
Authors of the accepted ideas will be invited to present their work during an international conference in India .
Participants are strongly encouraged to submit empirically informed and measurable ideas that can offer implementable solutions while having the potential to be published in reputed academic journals.
Applications open on 5 June 2022, 12:01 AM IST, and close on 31 December 2022, 11:59 PM IST.
Authors of the top 5 ideas will each be awarded with:
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- UN Global LiFE Ambassador award at COP 27 by UNFCC
- Grant of USD 25,000 each for piloting and testing in select districts
- Presentation to Hon’ble PM in LiFE Global Conference in India
- End-to-end implementation support from MoEFCC to scale the idea towards moving climate indicators
Top 100 ideas will additionally be collated into a “Behavior Change for Climate Action” repository and disseminated globally.
Link to Submit Ideas and Paper, and Further information about LiFE can be found here.
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education organizes a webinar on Inclusive and Equitable Education under Shikshak Parv Initiative
Ministry of Education organized a webinar on Inclusive and Equitable Education under Shikshak Parv Initiative here today. Ms. Anita Karwal, Secretary, D/o SE&L, Shri Santosh Kumar Yadav, Joint Secretary, D/o SE&L, Shri Maneesh Garg, Joint Secretary, D/o SE&L, Shri Vipin Kumar, Joint Secretary, D/o SE&L, Professor Hrushikesh Senapaty- Director, NCERT were present on the occasion. Prof. Anita Julka, NCERT, Prof. Smriti Swaroop, NCERT, Prof. Anupam Ahuja, NCERT, Prof. Vimmi Singh, NCERT and Prof. E Suresh, Vice- Chancellor, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad and other experts from higher education gave a detailed presentation on Inclusive and Equitable Education during the webinar.
During the webinar, experts from NCERT spoke about the National Education Policy 2020 that encapsulates the education of children with special needs as part of the underrepresented groups in education like girls, children belonging to scheduled caste communities, children from tribal communities and other backward classes etc. It was further stated that the policy emphasizes the following areas such as inclusion of children with special needs in neighborhood schools from preschool to class XII, specific financial support to schools and school complexes as well as establishment of resource centers for learners with severe or multiple disabilities, barrier free access, Provision for appropriate and specific support for learners like assistive devices, Braille books and large print books etc., support to research and development of such tools and devices, Home-based education for children with severe and profound disabilities & wide-scale dissemination of learning materials, collaborations with NGOs & VOs for interventions like identification and assessment as well as community mobilization, Open schooling for learners with hearing impairment, Appointment of special educators at the ‘school complex’ level and cross-disability training to address the educational needs of all learners, including CWSN in home-based education programme, Scholarships for talented and meritorious CWSN at the secondary level.
In the webinar, further the stress during the presentation was given on The Indian Sign Language  which is a sign language that is predominantly used in South Asian countries. There are many special features present in ISL that distinguish it from other Sign Languages. Features like Number Signs, Family Relationship, use of space etc. are crucial features of ISL. Also, ISL does not have any temporal inflection.
NCERT also informed about the Universal Design for Learning  that can be used in classrooms for inclusive instruction of general education and special education students, allowing general education students access to multiple ways of learning and creating a greater sense of belonging for students with special needs.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Terms of Reference to Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal-II under Inter State River Water Disputes  Act, 1956 – request from State of Telangana
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the issue of further Terms of Reference  to the existing Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II  under section 5 of the ISRWD Act for its adjudication between the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh . This is based on receipt of the legal opinion and in light thereof on the issues raised by Government of Telangana  in their complaint under section  of the Inter State River Water Disputes  Act, 1956.
The resolution of dispute between the two States on the use, distribution or control of Krishna river waters will open new avenues of growth in both the States of Telangana and AP and will be beneficial for the people of both these States, thus helping in building our country stronger.
Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II was constituted by the Central Government on 02.04.2004 on requests made by the party States under Section 3 of the ISRWD Act, 1956. Subsequently, on 02.06.2014, Telangana, as a State of the Union of India, came into existence. As per section 89 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act , 2014, the tenure of the KWDT-II was extended to address the clauses  and  of the said section of APRA, 2014.
Subsequently, Government of Telangana  forwarded a complaint on 14.07.2014 to the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation , Ministry of Jal Shakti , Govt. of India, referring the dispute on the use, distribution or control of Krishna river waters. A Writ Petition was also filed in the matter by GoT in the Hon’ble Supreme Court  in 2015. In 2018, GoT further requested DoWR, RD & GR, MoJS to refer the complaint to the existing KWDT-II by confining the scope of reference between the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh only. The matter was later discussed in the 2nd Apex Council meeting in 2020 held under the Hon’ble Minister . As discussed during the 2nd Apex Council meeting, GoT withdrew the said Writ Petition in 2021 and subsequently, legal opinion of Ministry of Law & Justice  was sought by DoWR, RD & GR in the matter.
Ministry of Rural Development
Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh will lead the celebrations of the eighth International Day of Yoga at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand on 21st June
Ministers of State Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste to lead 8th IDY’22 celebrations at the Golden Pagoda  in Arunachal Pradesh while Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti to participate in mass Yoga demonstrations at the Residency in Lucknow
As this year’s International Day of Yoga is falling in the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” year, the Government of India has planned to observe International Day of Yoga  at 75 national-level iconic locations across the country focusing on “Brand India at Global Stage” while showcasing its iconic places. Accordingly, Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh will be leading the celebrations of 8th International Day of Yoga on 21st of June 2022 at Har Ki Pauri, situated in the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand.
Besides, the Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Steel, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste will be leading the celebrations of 8th International Day of Yoga at the Golden Pagoda  in Arunachal Pradesh while the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti will be leading the celebrations of 8th International Day of Yoga at the Residency in Lucknow.
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lead the nation from Mysuru Palace Grounds, Karnataka, which will host the main event of mass Yoga demonstration organized under the PM’s leadership to mark the International Day of Yoga.
Ministry of Defence
Press Statement
On the official visit to India, General Raymond Thomas, Commander US Special Operations Command, US Army, called on the Army Chief General Bipin Rawat. Both the Generals deliberated on the developing regional security environment, issue of global terrorism and Pakistan's continued support to terrorism was also discussed. Acknowledging India's role in peace and stability in the region, Gen Raymond emphasised on the need for further military cooperation in the field of technology and military to military exchanges between the two countries.
In the current scenario, Indian Army remains fully prepared for emerging challenges. In the last three weeks, disinformation campaign by the adversary on digital media has increased. All ranks have been well sensitised of these disinformation campaigns and all ranks can see through the lie, deceit & deception of the terror sponsors.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Health Minister, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya reviews the availability of COVID-19 essential drugs and their buffer stocks
Buffer Stocks of 8 medicines reviewed, sufficient stock and raw materials available in the country
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilisers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today reviewed the supply and availability of COVID-19 related essential medicines in the country.
During the review, it was noted that sufficient stocks of all the essential medicines are available. Raw materials for these drugs are also available in enough quantities.
The strategic buffer stock has been created for 8 drugs, all of these are available in the country. Here is the list of 8 drugs:
1. Tocilizumab
2. Methyl Predinisolone
3. Enaxopirin
4. Dexamethasone
5. Remdesivir
6. Amphotericin B Deoxycholate
7. Posaconazole
8. Intravenous Immunoglobilin 
Senior Officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare were present in the review meeting.
Ministry of Defence
DIRECTOR GENERAL ICG VISITS REGIONAL HQS NE
Kolkata: 02 Apr 2019
Rajendra Singh, Director General Indian Coast Guard visited the Coast Guard Regional Headquarters , Kolkata today .
The Flag Officer during his visit reviewed the operational readiness and status of ongoing infrastructure development projects in the region.
The Director General laid the foundation stone for the upcoming CGRHQ  complex at 05 acre CG land, Rajarhat on 02 April '19. A staff level meeting chaired by the Director General and attended by Regional Commander and Chief Staff Officers was held at the Regional Headquarters to discuss future infrastructure development projects and measures to be taken to further enhance maritime security network.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits
The Government is taking a number of steps for relief and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits.
Under the Prime Minister’s Development Package, 2015 announced by the Prime Minister on 7th November, 2015, the Government of India has approved creation of 3,000 additional State Government jobs for the Kashmiri migrants at a cost of Rs. 1,080 crore and construction of 6,000 Transit Accommodations in the Kashmir Valley at a cost of Rs. 920 crore. This is in addition to 3,000 State Government jobs, construction of 725 Transit Accommodations sanctioned earlier, besides financial assistance for construction of houses for the migrants and 5,242 two room tenements constructed in Jammu  and 200 flats constructed at Sheikhpora in Budgam district for the migrants.
The Government of India reimburses monthly cash relief to the Kashmiri migrants, which was enhanced in May, 2015 from Rs. 6,600/- to Rs 10,000/- per family. Further, in June, 2018, the cash relief has been enhanced from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 13,000/- per family. Besides, the Government of India also reimburses the monthly cash relief to the Kashmiri migrants settled in Delhi/NCR.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G.Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Communications
Commissioning and coverage testing of DoT funded 4G towers in uncovered villages of Gujarat
From 20.04.2022 to 23.04.2022, team of Gujarat LSA Department of Telecommunications conducted inspection and coverage testing of the newly commissioned state of the art 4G towers in the uncovered  of following five villages in the Dediyapada tribal taluka of Narmada district :-
- Kanjal
- Mohbudi
- Vandri
- Samot
- Kanji
These 4G towers are commissioned under the DoT’s Universal Service Obligation Fund  pilot project which envisages to provide mobile coverage to 354 uncovered villages by installing mobile towers at cost of Rs. 337 crores, which includes operation and maintenance cost for 10 years. An agreement was signed by DoT with M/s. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.  on 28.04.2020. In Gujarat, there are 60 villages planned to be covered under this project and as on date 39 sites, covering 47 hitherto uncovered villages, have been commissioned across Kachchh, Dahod, Banaskantha, Narmada and Chhota Udepur districts of Gujarat.
This project is enabling rural and tribal Indians to achieve their fullest potential and participate productively in the development of the nation by virtue of being effectively connected through a reliable and ubiquitous telecommunications network, access to which is within their reach and within their means. The project is one step further towards the Hon’ble Primer Minister’s vision of Digital India and one of the key objectives National Digital Telecom Policy 2018 - “Provision of Broadband for All”.
The DoT Gujarat LSA team interacted with the villagers of these five villages in their and explained this initiative undertaken by the DoT to bridge the digital divide.
Shri Devjibhai, a shopkeeper of Samot village : "Critical emergent services like 108 are now a call away, which was distant dream in past. Also with 4G connectivity in my village, I am able to generate extra income by selling mobile recharge."
Farmers Shri Vijay bhai & Shri Shailesh bhai of Vandri Village : “To get mobile coverage we had to walk on foot for 4KM to nearby hill. Now with 4G tower in our village, children have access to online education and we also get health & farming related assistance instantly.”
Tribals Shri Mehul bhai, Shri Dinesh bhai, Shri Indra Singh of Kanji village : "Earlier we had to travel 40 km to get mobile network. Now with 4G coverage in our own village, we use all mobile services, including critical Govt ones like 100, 108 and many more"
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Prime Minister's Office
PM reviews situation due to landslide in Manipur
Assures all help from centre
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today spoke to Chief Minister Manipur, Shri N. Biren Singh and reviewed the situation due to a tragic landslide in the state.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"Spoke to Manipur CM Shri @NBirenSingh Ji and reviewed the situation due to a tragic landslide. Assured all possible support from the Centre. I pray for the safety of all those affected.
My thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon"